Musical film West Side Story is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical that in turn was adapted from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Film West Side Story that was released on October 18, 1961, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and won 10 Academy Awards out of 11 nominations in the 34th Academy Awards in 1962. Cast of the film was including Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris and the film earned $43,700,000 at the Box office. West Side Story the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound.